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CS/HB 211: Courts

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Fernandez-Barquin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes ; Grieco

Courts; Specifies certain exemptions from court-related fees & charges apply to certain entities; requires court to waive court costs or filing fees for certain proceedings involving public guardians; authorizes physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse to perform certain examinations & prepare certain reports.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/10/2020 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 344 (Ch. 2020-73) -HJ 1070
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/20/2019 House • Filed
    10/10/2019 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 22
    11/7/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 11/14/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    11/14/2019 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 297
    11/18/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    11/25/2019 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 383
    1/13/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 22
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 278
    1/15/2020 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 391
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 391
    1/21/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/23/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    1/23/2020 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 440
    1/24/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 440
    3/10/2020 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 344 (Ch. 2020-73) -HJ 1070

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  • CS/HB 211, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/18/2019 at 8:25 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/15/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 344 (er) Courts Bradley Similar Last Action: 6/24/2020 Chapter No. 2020-73
    H 7053 (e2) Direct Care Health Market Reform Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 607 (Ch. 2020-9), CS/CS/CS/HB 713 (Ch. 2020-133), CS/SB 344 (Ch. 2020-73)

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.345 State access to records; exemption from court-related fees and charges. Page 1 (pdf)
    744.2008 Costs of public guardian. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3675 Annual guardianship plan. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • HB 211, Original Filed Version Posted 9/20/2019 at 4:43 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/25/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 344 (c1) Courts Bradley Similar Last Action: 6/24/2020 Chapter No. 2020-73

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    347777 - Amendment
    Remove lines 42-69 and insert:
    Fernandez-Barquin 11/13/2019
    6:15 PM
    Adopted
    11/14/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    28.345 State access to records; exemption from court-related fees and charges. Page 1 (pdf)
    744.2008 Costs of public guardian. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3675 Annual guardianship plan. Page 3 (pdf)

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